Etymology

balter

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Today it means: To tumble; dance clumsily. Full definition →

Middle English balteren
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balter · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombalteren
  2. English todaybalter

From Middle English balteren, of North Germanic origin, related to Danish baltre, boltre (“to roll, tumble, gambol, romp”).

Balter · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromBalter
  2. English todayBalter

Borrowed from German Balter.

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